Toy



G. A. KING.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, I9I9.

1,340,394. Patented May18,192`0.,

me/whole Gustave GUSTAVE A. KING, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application led May 26, 1919. Serial No. 299,681.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAvE A. KiNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful I mprovements in Toys, of which the following is a specication.

This invention has for its object to produce a toy which can be used in several ways, and to this end it consists in a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In order that the invention may be betterv understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this speciication, and in said drawing,

Figure l is a side elevation of the toy;

F ig. 2 is a central vertical section thereof', and

Fig. 3 is a face view.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the toy is a hollow cylindrical member having end walls 5 provided with inturned margiinside of the device is a loose metal plate or block 9, so that when the device is shaken it produces a rattling noise. The plate 9 is polygonal to prevent its getting stuck in the corners of' the device.

At the center of each end Wall 5, the same is formed with a protuberance 10, which is surrounded by an annular groove ll in said wall.

The walls 5 are flexible so that when they are alternately squeezed and released, the vibration of the metal causes a warping noise, the sound issuing from the opening 7, and upon placing this opening close to the ear a roaring sound is heard. rlhe grooves ll increase the iexibility of the walls 5.

The device can also be used as a top by placing it on either end and spinning it on the protuberance l0, the saine now serving as a point for the top.

The device is simple and cheap, and it produces a novel and amusing toy by reason of the various ways in which it can be used.

I claim:

A toy comprising a hollow cylindrical member of resonant material having a rigid side wall, and ieXible end walls with annular outstanding peripheral beads at the ends of the side wall, said end walls being also provided with centrally located outturned protuberances to serve as the spinning points of a top.

I n testimony whereof I affix my signature.

'GUSTAVE A. KING. 

